Thursday, March 26

I was in a mood for something soothing tonight and the thought of pale purples came to mind, so I lit a few lavender candles. Maybe when you smell lavender or lilacs those calming colors begin to float through your mind, too. So, in Numero Fourteen in my Ode to Domino's My Deco Files, we're visiting the color purple. The color wheel defines purple as 'any of a group of colors with a hue between that of violet and red' and as a 'symbol of royalty or high office.' Historically, the color purple has been associated with royalty and power, so let's take a look at the most regal of colors - purple, and see how we feel about it. Domino's My Deco Files were overflowing with all kinds of passionate shades of purple, from small sweet statements, to bold and dramatic flair-filled rooms, so let's take a look at what Domino had stored up for us.

interesting--i have always thought that i did not like purple or lavender at all, but some of the rooms shown above happen to be on my "favorite domino rooms of all time list." maybe i like it, after all...

I LOVE purple! Amazing collection of images. I recognized many of them from our beloved Domino (those eggplant walls are AMAZING). Another memorable favorite purple image of mine is the cover of the March 2008 Elle Decor. Check it out! http://www.zinio.com/pages/ELLEDecor/Mar-08/242033481/pg-148

Oh my.....yes. I have been dying to paint our bedroom a calming shade of lavender for a long time now. So beautiful, so peaceful. And that rug(in the third shot) and that dining room(in the fifth shot)? Swoon.....Thank you for this! xoMelis